23 March 2011
Baradaran on the Separation of Banking and Commerce
21 March 2011
State Secrets
If you're interested in researching the state secrets privilege, you may be interested in a new State Secrets Archive from the Georgetown Law School. The archive has case law, litigation documents, executive branch materials, news …
15 March 2011
BYU Law Ranked 42 in U.S. News
The 2012 U.S. News and World Report Law School Rankings are out today--quite a bit earlier than last year. Whether you like them or not, they are certainly the most anticipated and discussed law school …
11 March 2011
Topic Bank
Trying to come up with a topic can be one of the hardest parts of researching and writing a paper. To help, the Litigation Section of the Utah State Bar has recently initiated a topic bank focused …
04 March 2011
Library Survey Winners
Thanks to all of you who participated in the Law Library survey. We had over 200 participants and we are now in the process of looking over the responses. We value your feedback …
02 March 2011
Best Buy Law Schools
BYU Law School was recently mentioned in a National Law Journal article on best buy law schools: "The cheapest [school] was Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, which charged $19,960. It was …
28 February 2011
U.S. Citizenship Test
I thought this was an interesting article via Slate on the U.S. Citizenship test and some of its incorrect answers. The Problem with Question 36: Why are so many of the answers on …
25 February 2011
Baradaran on Pretrial Detention
Professor Shima Baradaran has recently posted two of her latest articles on pretrial detention to SSRN. In Due Process, Predictive Justice & the Presumption of Innocence, Prof. Baradaran examines "how the Due Process Clause provides …
23 February 2011
Congressional Hearings Access
In September, Stephen Colbert made news when he testified at a Congressional Hearing about farm laborers. While that hearing may not be something you'll need to find for a legal research project some day, there …
17 February 2011
BYU Law Ranked #17
BYU Law ranks 17th in Brian Leiter's recent rankings of Supreme Court Clerkship Placement, 2000 through 2010 Terms.
17 February 2011
Historical Utah Senate Bills
State legislative history can be a beast, especially when you have to go beyond the 1990s. Luckily, the Utah State Archives is working to make things a bit easier for Utah legislative history …
10 February 2011
Legislative Process
Understanding what happens on the floor of the House or Senate can be complicated. You've heard about filibusters and cloture, but there are a number of other particular rules and procedures followed on …
07 February 2011
Help Us Out
The Law Library is currently conducting a survey of BYU law students and faculty to measure whether we're providing you with the services and materials you need. BYU law students and faculty who …
04 February 2011
Baradaran on Banking
Professor Mehrsa Baradaran's article, The ILC and the Reconstruction of U.S. Banking, has recently been published in the Southern Methodist University Law Review and posted on SSRN.
02 February 2011
Google Scholar Legal Opinions by Court
It's been over a year now since Google Scholar's addition of free, searchable legal opinions. This is a great option for law students and attorneys looking to do some cheap searching to find …
19 January 2011
Fastcase
The Law Library has recently acquired access to Fastcase, a low-cost alternative to Westlaw and LexisNexis. As attorneys look to cut costs, legal research systems like Fastcase are becoming more popular. Currently 18 …
11 January 2011
Leadership Library
Looking for a government job? Need to find contact information for a judicial clerk? Want to find BYU graduates in Congress or the judiciary? Our new subscription to the Leadership Library is just …
10 January 2011